Reference: Daemoniac
Easton
one "possessed with a devil." In the days of our Lord and his apostles, evil spirits, "daemons," were mysteriously permitted by God to exercise an influence both over the souls and bodies of men, inflicting dumbness (Mt 9:32), blindness (Mt 12:22), epilepsy (Mr 9:17-27), insanity (Mt 8:28; Mr 5:1-5). Daemoniacs are frequently distinguished from those who are afflicted with ordinary bodily maladies (Mr 1:32; 16:17-18; Lu 6:17-18). The daemons speak in their own persons (Mt 8:29; Mr 1:23-24; 5:7). This influence is clearly distinguished from the ordinary power of corruption and of temptation over men. In the daemoniac his personality seems to be destroyed, and his actions, words, and even thoughts to be overborne by the evil spirit (Mark, l.c.; Ac 19:15).
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And he having come beyond the country of the Gergesenes, two possessed with evil spirits, coming out of the tombs, met him, very rough, so that not any could pass by that way. And, behold, they cried out., saying, What to us and thee, Jesus, Son of God? hast thou come here to torture us before the time
And they having gone, behold they brought to him a man dumb, possessed with an evil spirit.
Then he possessed with a demon, blind, and dumb, was brought to him; and he cured him, so that the blind and dumb spake and saw also.
And there was in the synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out, saying, Let alone; what to us and thee, Jesus thou Nazarene? hast thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy of God.
And evening having come, when the sun set, they brought to him all being afflicted, and the possessed with a demon.
And they went beyond the sea, to the country of the Gadarenes. And to him coming out of the ship, quickly a man met him from the monuments with an unclean spirit, read more. Who had a dwelling among the monuments; and neither with chains could any one bind him: For he had been bound many times with fetters and chains, and the chains were torn asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: and none could tame him. And always, night and day, was he in the mountains, and among the monuments, crying, and mangling himself with stones.
And having cried with a great voice, he said, What to me and thee, Jesus, O Son of God most high I adjure thee by God, that thou torture me not.
And one from the crowd having answered, said, Teacher, I have brought my son to thee, having a speechless spirit. And wherever he overtakes him, he rends him: and he foams, and gnashes his teeth, and he is dried up: and I spake to thy disciples that they might cast him out; and they could not. read more. And he having answered, says to him, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you how long shall I bear with you? bring him to me. And they brought him to him: and having seen him, quickly the spirit rent him; and having fallen upon the earth, foaming he rolled himself about. And he asked his father, How long is it that this has been to him? And he said, From childhood. And many times also it cast him into fire, and into water, that it might destroy him; but if thou canst anything, help us, having had compassion upon us. And Jesus said to him, If thou canst believe, all things possible to him believing. And quickly the child's father having cried out with tears, said, I believe, O Lord, help thou mine unbelief. And Jesus, having seen that the crowd ran together, rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to him, Speechless and deaf spirit, I command thee to come out of him, and that thou come no more into him. And having cried and rent him much, it came forth, and he was as dead; so that many said, That he is dead. And Jesus having held him by the hand, raised him; and he stood up.
And these signs shall follow those having believed; In my name they shall cast out demons; they shall speak with new tongues; They shall take up serpents; and should they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall put hands upon the sick, and they shall be well.
And having come down with them, he stood upon a level place, and a crowd of his disciples, and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem, and the maritime country of Tyre and Sidon, they also came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases; And those molested with unclean spirits: and they were cured.
And the evil spirit having answered, said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?